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The first saviour sibling produced entirely in Spain was born in Hospital Virgen del Rocío of Seville in October 2008. The consequente mass media coverage has unleashed multiple requests for similar treatments to be carried on throughout the country. The process, its methodology and efficiency are revised. Their anthropological, ethical and deontological foundations are explored in order to assess their fulfillment. Umbilical cord banking blood is proposed as an alternative.

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Ethical problems in the selection of embryos with therapeutic usefulness

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of information on the perception of patients about ethical issues in medical practice. AIM: To determine the type and frequency of ethical problems perceived by patients hospitalized in public ...

Bioethics strives for humanization in health services along with promoting the rights of patients. In view of the lack of dental research dealing with this topic, the present study was undertaken to identify, from the ...